Murine Typhus with Marked Thrombocytopenia in a Child in Northern Greece and Literature Review.

We report a case of murine typhus in a 4-year-old boy living in northern Greece. Although the illness started with mild symptoms, maculopapular rash was presented at the end of the first week of illness followed by marked thrombocytopenia. The detection of IgM antibodies against Rickettsia typhi and a positive PCR result in blood combined by sequencing confirmed the diagnosis of infection by Rickettsia typhi. Clinicians in northern Greece should be aware of the disease, even in cases presented with no specific initial symptoms. PMID: 29848847 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research